[HTML][HTML] Protective effects of curcumin against traumatic brain injury

D Khayatan, SM Razavi, ZN Arab, AH Niknejad… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation is a key pathophysiological mechanism implicated in the
neurodegenerative condition. One such condition implicating neuroinflammation is traumatic …

[HTML][HTML] Preventing brain injury in the preterm infant—current controversies and potential therapies

N Yates, AJ Gunn, L Bennet, SK Dhillon… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Preterm birth is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality including brain damage
and cerebral palsy. The development of brain injury in the preterm infant may be influenced …

[HTML][HTML] Dimethyl sulfoxide damages mitochondrial integrity and membrane potential in cultured astrocytes

C Yuan, J Gao, J Guo, L Bai, C Marshall, Z Cai… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a polar organic solvent that is used to dissolve neuroprotective
or neurotoxic agents in neuroscience research. However, DMSO itself also has …

Antioxidant properties of dimethyl sulfoxide and its viability as a solvent in the evaluation of neuroprotective antioxidants

C Sanmartín-Suárez, R Soto-Otero… - … of pharmacological and …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Dimethyl sulfoxide is an amphiphilic compound whose miscibility with
water and its ability to dissolve lipophilic compounds make it an appreciated solvent in …

Antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects of cannabidiol in model of ischemic stroke in rats

S Khaksar, M Bigdeli, A Samiee, Z Shirazi-Zand - Brain research bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the main non-psychoactive phytocannabinoids of cannabis is cannabidiol (CBD),
which has attracted much attention for its neuroprotective roles. The present study was …

Curcumin attenuates cerebral edema following traumatic brain injury in mice: a possible role for aquaporin‐4?

MD Laird, S Sukumari‐Ramesh… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2010) 113, 637–648. Abstract Traumatic brain injury is a devastating
neurological injury associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Medical therapies to …

Curcumin-loaded polymeric nanoparticles for neuroprotection in neonatal rats with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

A Joseph, T Wood, CC Chen, K Corry, JM Snyder… - Nano research, 2018 - Springer
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is the leading cause of permanent brain injury in term
newborns and currently has no cure. Inflammatory processes play a key role in the …

Biological actions of drug solvents

T Kelava, I Ćavar, F Čulo - Periodicum biologorum, 2011 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Many biologic agents are weakly soluble in water. Therefore, they should be
dissolved in organic lipophilic solvents (vehicles). A drug vehicle is a substance of no …

Effects of dimethyl sulfoxide on the morphology and viability of primary cultured neurons and astrocytes

C Zhang, Y Deng, H Dai, W Zhou, J Tian, G Bing… - Brain Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a widely used solvent and vehicle for in vivo and
in vitro administration of test compounds. Effects of DMSO independent of the test …

Anti-excitotoxic effects of cannabidiol are partly mediated by enhancement of NCX2 and NCX3 expression in animal model of cerebral ischemia

S Khaksar, MR Bigdeli - European journal of pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Excitotoxicity and imbalance of sodium and calcium homeostasis trigger pathophysiologic
processes in cerebral ischemia which can accelerate neuronal death. Neuroprotective role …